U.S. presidential election, 1864

The U.S. presidential election of 1864 was conducted in the middle of the Civil War, and as such the Confederate states did not participate. The war was taking a heavy toll in terms of lives and resources, and as such incumbent President Abraham Lincoln was seen as vulnerable.

Nominations

"National Union Party" nomination

Abraham Lincoln was renominated by the Republican Party, which changed its name for the 1864 election to the "National Union Party". Lincoln's nomination was not unanimous, however, as General Ulysses S. Grant captured 22 of the 516 delegate votes. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, despite his offers to aid the nation in any manner Lincoln saw fit during the war, was not rewarded with renomination. Seeing an opportunity to show a willingness to work with the south, and trying to woo Democrats and those on the border states, the convention nominated Andrew Johnson of Tennessee as Lincoln's running mate over Hamlin, Daniel Stevens Dickinson and Benjamin Franklin Butler.

Related Topics:
Abraham Lincoln - Republican Party - 1864 - Ulysses S. Grant - Vice President - Hannibal Hamlin - Andrew Johnson - Tennessee - Daniel Stevens Dickinson - Benjamin Franklin Butler

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Democratic Party nomination

The Democratic Party nominated General George B. McClellan, who at one time had commanded the Union army in Virginia but was replaced by Lincoln in 1862. McClellan defeated Horatio Seymour and others for the nomination; he and ticketmate George H. Pendleton were nominated on a peace platform - a platform McClellan personally rejected.

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Democratic Party - George B. McClellan - Virginia - Horatio Seymour - George H. Pendleton

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